Arts & Events
Arts: Local Soloists Featured with Oakland Symphony
Tuesday February 21, 2006
Two local singers who are starting to make their mark in the national and international opera world will come back to Oakland as featured soloists in Friday’s Oakland East Bay Symphony concert, conducted by Michael Morgan at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. -more-
Canary Island Pine Trees Find a Home in East Bay By RON SULLIVAN Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 21, 2006
You’ve probably seen Canary Island pines around Berkeley, though I don’t know of any that are official street trees. They’re spotted in groups around the UC campus—there’s one near the Campanile—and they show up in various civic plantings, on big lawns and open spaces. They’re big trees—the largest pine native to the “Old World”—with a soft look when they’re mature. -more-
Active Arts Enchants Children And Adults at Julia Morgan By KEN BULLOCKSpecial to the Planet
Friday February 17, 2006
Junie B. Jones is a rambunctious 6-year-old—and 6-year-olds take things very literally. She doesn’t mean to get into trouble; it just kind of happens to her. -more-
Garden Variety: Urban Ore Likely Has What You’re Looking For By RON SULLIVAN
Friday February 17, 2006
When I need some retail therapy, you won’t be surprised to hear, I often go look for something for the garden. I spend time in the nurseries I write about in this space, and I have to be careful if I actually want to make my occupation produce income, rather than outgo. There’s just something so hopeful about a fresh seedling or seed packet, and the scent of wholesome dirt makes my spirits rise. -more-
About the House: The Practical Realities of Remodeling By MATT CANTOR
Friday February 17, 2006
Our friends the Shnozzles (names herein will be changed to protect me, the person I’m always most concerned about) are in the throws of a major remodel and the festivities attending this blessed event are reminding me of all the things I learned back in the days when I engaged in this most cruel and unusual of professions. I’ve been giving them a little advice here and there and hearing about their woes-du-jour so I’ll pass along a few of each in the hopes that you might be spared just a little of the misery that so often accompanies the day when our houses change. -more-
